Without a doubt the event with the most diverse and impressive host sites.
Also some upsets big enough to make you wonder if it was rigged to promote the growth of the game in some places.
Great idea
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As someone who has purchased numerous golf architecture books but has struggled to crack them open, what about a golf course architecture 101 video?
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Maybe Andy Johnson has done this at some point, but Iād love a history of The Western Open. Feels like it was the fifth major for a long time, and then just got bodied out by the growth of the tour
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Childress Hall in Childress, TX. 36-hole Doak / Hanse property opening next year. Rocking chair with the CH letters.
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Ladera has gotten some attention for its new lemon logo. Another new Hanse course has a citrus logo, too.
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Which one though
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Weāve all heard that Baltusrol was named after the farmer that was murdered or something, but what about the origins of other club names or course names? Surely there are some other good stories out there. Maybe a top five list of those kinds of stories or something might be interesting. If there are some really quick ones, maybe three honorable mentions where the story is told in a sentence or two.
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Spy Ring, just a little nine hole course out on Long Island, has a cool Revolution-inspired logo
Culper Spy Ring rules. Also a great series of novels by Brad Meltzer.
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Apologies if youāve seen it, but TFE has a āSchool of Golf Architectureā section of their site thatās basically a 101 class. Shorter articles, lots of pics. Iād link it but it wonāt allow me to link to it directly.
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I havenāt! And now I have plans for the rest of the week 
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Latest Office Hours is up on YouTube. Hope you enjoy.
TC and I used these rules:
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we each had 50 shop credits
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the cost of each state was = state population/1,000,000 rounding UP. Source was Wiki 2023
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when choosing a state you could only consider 3 privates/high end resorts course plus all of the states public and military courses
Use these rules when posting your own lineup below. List which 3 privates for each state you use. Iāll send prize to whoever posts lineup we like best.
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I donāt see it yet. Is it still caught in the tubes?
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Latest video that shows via the app is the adaptive golf one. Both phone and FireTV.
Itās in the podcast feed. That is fucking stupid.
(I found it via twitter)
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First choice for me is Ohio for sure.
12 shop credits for: Camargo, Inverness, and The Golf Club - plus all the publics is a steal!
Next up, Wisconsin.
6 shop credits for: Lido, Blue Mound, and Blackwolf Run/Straits
Next up, Nebraska.
2 shop credits for: Sand Hills, Landmand, and the Prairie Club
Iāve only spent 20 credits so far.
Next up, I have to choose the home of Pete Dye, Indiana.
7 shop credits for: Crooked Stick, Chatham Hills, and the French Lick resort.
Next up,Michigan
11 shop credits for: Crystal Downs, Oakland Hills, and Kingsley Club.
This leaves me 12 credits left which is just enough to get North Carolina.
11 shop credits for: Pinehurst, Pine Needles, and Old Town Club.
I wanted to find a way to fit in South Carolina as well, but I just donāt see a way to do it.
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Havenāt gone through it all but Hawaii as a 2 credit purchase seems like itās worth trying to fit in. Probably not as good as Nebraska, but you get some good stuff for a low price. Could also add Kansas for 3 credits just to grab Prairie Dunes.
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I legitimately thought about Kansas instead of Nebraska, but it felt like the private scene there took a bit more of a dip after Prairie Dunes vs. what Nebraska had to offer.
I feel like I got some solid top end talent and some states that have some really, really solid public golf hitters outside of the private/resorts you have to pick through as well. Especially the Midwest states and North Carolina.
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